Transitioning: Thoughts for Today

[LizMarie]

"Nothing is easier than self-deceit." - Demosthenes

"Be brave, fight for what you believe in, and make your dreams a reality." - Anon

"Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't." - Anon

"Never be afraid to fall apart because it is an opportunity to rebuild yourself the way you wish you had been all along." ― Rae Smith

"Hope is the little voice you hear whisper 'maybe' when the entire world is shouting 'no!'" - Anon

[LizMarie]

"I'm stronger because I had to be. I'm smarter because of my mistakes. I'm happier because I have overcome the sadness I've known and I'm wiser because I have learned from my life." - Dave Hedges

"Never settle. Fight for the life, the career, the dreams, the love that you deserve." - Mandy Hale

"May I have the courage todau to live the life I would love... to postpone my dream no longer. But do at least what I came here for and waste my heart on fear no more." - John Donohue

"Inhale the future, exhale the past." - Anon

"Stop thinking so hard about everything, stop over analyzing. Just go. Just do. If it feels right, just go with the flow. If it feels wrong, don't think about it anymore and walk away." - Anon

[LizMarie]

"It's a long road, this journey of life, and at times, you will be all alone with no end in sight. No matter what, keep on going, because once you turn that corner, it's really worth it!" - Dave Hedges

"Even if the path is a little blurry, keep walking. You'll focus in when you know what you want then the picture of your life will be crystal clear. Just don't ever give up." - Anon

"Saying yes to happiness means learning to say no to the things and people that stress you out." - Thema Davis

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe." ― Anatole France

"The day she let go of the things that were weighing her down was the day she began to shine the brightest." - Katrina Mayer

[LizMarie]

"The trials in our life can often be blessings in disguise. So, don't worry about them and just let the life lessons strengthen you. No matter how much it hurts, no matter how bad the pain, just hold your head up and keep going." -  Dave Hedges

"It's always when you least expect it that something amazing will come along. Something far better than you could have ever wished for. So be patient, be positive, and keep your focus." - Dave Hedges

"Don't settle. Either they will wake up to the fact that you are worth more... or you will." - Charles Orlando

"Be strong enough to let go and wise enough to wait for what you deserve." - Anon

"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." - Zig Ziglar

[LizMarie]

"If you allow people to make more withdrawals than deposits in your life, you will be out of balance and in the negative. Know when to close the account." - Auliq Ice

"I will let go of attitudes, behaviors, people, and things that do me more harm than good. I am learning to fly." - Anon

"Close your eyes and imagine the best version of you possible. That's who you really are. Let go of any part of you that doesn't believe this. - Anon

"Your words have great power. Use them to support and inspire." - Karen Salmansohn

"At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it." - Thich Nhat Hanh




NOTE: I will be away, beginning tomorrow through Friday, May 1st. I'm not sure how well my connectivity here will be, nor am I sure how well I will feel since I'm undergoing FFS. If I can, I will try to post more positive thoughts on days I feel up to it. If not, I'll resume when I return home.

See you all on the flip side! Think positively!

[islandgirl]

All the Best with your surgery! Take the time to look after yourself. Our thoughts will be with you.

[Alissa16]

Wishing you the best..found a new starting point for my days

[herekitten]

"petit a petit l'oiseau fait son nid"

Little by little the bird builds its nest

[LizMarie]

I'm home and mending, so here we go again!


"Sometimes people try to expose what's wrong with you, because they can't handle what's right about you." -Anon

"Old ways won't open new doors." - Anon

"Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day." - Anon

"Risk something or forever sit with your dreams." - Herb Brooks

"It is not the length of life, but the depth of life." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

[LizMarie]

"Don't judge me. You couldn't handle half of what I've been through in my life. There's a reason why I do the things I do and a reason the way I am the way I am. Understand before you judge." - Dave Hedges

"Scars, by their very nature, will remind us where we've been. However, they can't stop us moving forward or dictate where we're going with our lives." - Dave Hedges

"Never discourage anyone who makes continual progress, no matter how slow." ― Plato

"Sometimes the sweetest freedoms are the ones we give ourselves." - Pepper Blair

"To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity." - Nelson Mandela

[LizMarie]

"Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in it, and it will come naturally." - David Frost

"You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be." - Marianne Williamson

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya Angelou

"I admire people who choose to shine even after all the storms they have been through." - Anon

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."

[LizMarie]

"Forgiveness is a gift to yourself. It frees you from the past, past experiences, and past relationships. It allows you to live in the present time. When you forgive yourself and forgive others, you are indeed free." - Louise Hay

"Everyone needs at least one friend who understands what we do not say." - Anon

"Things may go wrong today but focus on what's going right. Stay positive and keep going." - Anon

"Your past has given you the strength and wisdom you have today, so celebrate it. Don't let it haunt you." - Anon

"There comes a time when you have to stop crossing oceans for people who wouldn't jump puddles for you." - Anon

[LizMarie]

"Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - St. Francis of Assisi

"Your only limit is you." - Anon

"You may not know what is going to happen when you try, but if you do not try, nothing will happen." - Anon

"A strong woman is one who is able to smile this morning like she wasn't crying last night." - Anon

"The one who falls and gets up is so much stronger than the one who never fell." - Anon

[LizMarie]

"Don't worry about failure. Worry about the change you miss when you don't even try." - Anon

"Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny." ― Steve Maraboli

"The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors." - Johnny Depp

"You are the artist of your life. Choose your colors wisely." - Anon

"Your dream doesn't have an expiration date. Take a deep breath and try again." ― Usama Ghazi

[LizMarie]

"Sometimes when we reach the lowest points in our lives, we will find the very things we need to get us back on our feet. So, during those times, keep your eyes and your heart wide open." - Dave Hedges

"The greatest prison people live in, is the fear of what other people think." ― David Icke

"Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful." ― Annette Funicello

"You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you." - Isadora Duncan

"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." - Dr. Suess

[LizMarie]

"You have to get up every morning and tell yourself 'I can do this'." - Anon

"Don't let other people choose the path for you. Deep down inside, you know the right way to go, so do the right thing and follow your heart." - Anon

"The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision." - Anon

"Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions." - Anthony Robbins

"You can't reach for anything new if your hands are fill of yesterday's junk." - Anon

[LizMarie]

"Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come." - Anon

"We all have chapters we would rather keep unpublished." - Downtown Abbey

"Whatever your past may have been, your future is still spotless!" - Boonaa Mohammed

"Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be." - Rick Warren

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers

[LizMarie]

"I don't regret the things I did wrong. I regret the good things I did for the wrong people." - Anon

"You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward." - Anon

"I don't hold grudges, you just become irrelevant." - Anon

"Never allow waiting to become a habit. Live your dreams and take risks. Life is happening now." ― Paulo Coelho

"The starting point of all achievement is desire." - Napoleon Hill

[LizMarie]

"Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit." - E.E. Cummings

"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." - Albert Schweitzer

"The one thing you can control is how you treat yourself. And that one thing can change everything." - Leeana Tankersley

"Life worth living is worth dying for." - Pepper Blair

"Don't go through life, grow through life." - Anon

[LizMarie]

"Loving yourself isn't just about breaking up with the wrong people, it's also about letting the right ones in." - Anon

"Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do." - Anon

"Live the life you imagined." - Anon

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot

"A mind that is stretched by experience can never go back to its old dimensions." - Oliver Wendell Holmes